News/rsshttp://www.laweekly.com/UC Silicon Beach? It's Possiblehttp://www.laweekly.com/news/uc-silicon-beach-its-possible-5414492http://www.laweekly.com/news/uc-silicon-beach-its-possible-5414492What if you could attend Pasadena's Caltech, ranked as the best university in the world by the London publication&nbsp;Times Higher Education, but still pay public-school tuition? One state legislator wants you to be able to fulfill that dream, or something very close to it. Northeast L.A. Assemblyman Mike Gatto this...Tue, 03 Mar 2015 08:04:00 -0800How Do You Know When It's Time to Get Excited About NFL Football in L.A?http://www.laweekly.com/news/how-do-you-know-when-its-time-to-get-excited-about-nfl-football-in-la-5411142http://www.laweekly.com/news/how-do-you-know-when-its-time-to-get-excited-about-nfl-football-in-la-5411142Pro football's Chargers and Raiders have a plan to share a&nbsp;$1.7 billion stadium in Carson, and the Inglewood City Council recently approved plans to build an 80,000-seat venue at the site of the defunct Hollywood Park racetrack. It would be the home of the Rams. In fact, no less than...Tue, 03 Mar 2015 07:03:00 -0800Take an Aerial Tour of Antonio Villaraigosa's New Hollywood Hills Househttp://www.laweekly.com/news/take-an-aerial-tour-of-antonio-villaraigosas-new-hollywood-hills-house-5414491http://www.laweekly.com/news/take-an-aerial-tour-of-antonio-villaraigosas-new-hollywood-hills-house-5414491When former L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa backed out of a run for Senate last week, he said that "my heart and my family are here in California." So is his new house. As it turns out, Villaraigosa recently bought a three-bedroom home in the Hollywood Hills for $2.5 million. The...Tue, 03 Mar 2015 06:51:00 -0800Los Angeles City and County Voter Guide for March 3, 2015http://www.laweekly.com/news/los-angeles-city-and-county-voter-guide-for-march-3-2015-5398951http://www.laweekly.com/news/los-angeles-city-and-county-voter-guide-for-march-3-2015-5398951Want to meet people with whom you'd enjoy playing trivia games, or somebody who'd actually lend you their ladder? Try heading to your voting precinct on March 3, 2015 to rub elbows with the rarest of rare — municipal election voters (also known as your neighbors). Big local races and...Tue, 03 Mar 2015 03:45:00 -0800The L.A. City Council District 4 Election is a Total Tossuphttp://www.laweekly.com/news/the-la-city-council-district-4-election-is-a-total-tossup-5414074http://www.laweekly.com/news/the-la-city-council-district-4-election-is-a-total-tossup-5414074Call it the muddle in the middle. One sprawling, splayed-out L.A. City Council district straddling a mountain range, 14 candidates, no frontrunner, and a whole lot of undecided voters.&nbsp;The top two vote-getters on March 3 move on to the May 19 Los Angeles general election. With the primary turnout expected...Mon, 02 Mar 2015 17:57:00 -0800Homeless Man Grabbed a Cop's Gun Before Being Shot, LAPD Chief Sayshttp://www.laweekly.com/news/homeless-man-grabbed-a-cops-gun-before-being-shot-lapd-chief-says-5414044http://www.laweekly.com/news/homeless-man-grabbed-a-cops-gun-before-being-shot-lapd-chief-says-5414044The homeless man fatally shot by police yesterday had grabbed a cop's gun, Los Angeles Police Department Chief Charlie Beck told reporters today. While brass and the police union routinely tell the public to withhold its judgement in cases like this so that investigators can get to the bottom of...Mon, 02 Mar 2015 14:04:00 -0800Street Racers Could Lose Their Precious Cars in L.A.http://www.laweekly.com/news/street-racers-could-lose-their-precious-cars-in-la-5413492http://www.laweekly.com/news/street-racers-could-lose-their-precious-cars-in-la-5413492The billion-dollar&nbsp;Fast and the Furious movie franchise is based on a culture, import car tuning and street racing, that has its roots in Asian American Los Angeles in the 1990s. Street racing is back in L.A. in a big way, perhaps in part thanks to social media technology that can...Mon, 02 Mar 2015 08:04:00 -0800"Living in California Is No Longer About Striking It Rich"http://www.laweekly.com/news/living-in-california-is-no-longer-about-striking-it-rich-5413425http://www.laweekly.com/news/living-in-california-is-no-longer-about-striking-it-rich-5413425Is the California dream fading? It's a constant topic in a state where rents and housing prices top the nation, where more people than in any other state are&nbsp;living in poverty, and where some of the world's wealthiest people&nbsp;thrive as the cost of living seems to throttle upward mobility for...Mon, 02 Mar 2015 07:03:00 -0800As a Candidate, Mayor Eric Garcetti Opposed Moving Election Dateshttp://www.laweekly.com/news/as-a-candidate-mayor-eric-garcetti-opposed-moving-election-dates-5413331http://www.laweekly.com/news/as-a-candidate-mayor-eric-garcetti-opposed-moving-election-dates-5413331L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti has declined to take a position on Charter Amendments 1 and 2, the measures on Tuesday's ballot that would move city and school board elections to even years. Garcetti has said that he can see both sides of the issue. But back when he was running...Mon, 02 Mar 2015 06:02:00 -0800LAPD Investigating Officers' Fatal Shooting of Homeless Man (VIDEO)http://www.laweekly.com/news/lapd-investigating-officers-fatal-shooting-of-homeless-man-video-5413400http://www.laweekly.com/news/lapd-investigating-officers-fatal-shooting-of-homeless-man-video-5413400The fatal shooting of a homeless man by cops on the streets of downtown Los Angeles today became an instant lightning rod for critics of the Los Angeles Police Department tonight. The confrontation was captured on video that has been viewed more than 3 million times. The graphic and disturbing...Sun, 01 Mar 2015 22:25:00 -0800Snowboarders Rejoice: Winter System to Bring Serious Snow to SoCalhttp://www.laweekly.com/news/snowboarders-rejoice-winter-system-to-bring-serious-snow-to-socal-5410951http://www.laweekly.com/news/snowboarders-rejoice-winter-system-to-bring-serious-snow-to-socal-5410951Local resorts were preparing for crowds as a winter storm was expected to dump as much as a foot of snow on local mountains this weekend. Snow is expected to fall Saturday night through early Monday, with Sunday getting the brunt of the white stuff, according to that National Weather...Fri, 27 Feb 2015 14:59:00 -0800Weekend DUI Crackdown Targets DTLA, Koreatownhttp://www.laweekly.com/news/weekend-dui-crackdown-targets-dtla-koreatown-5409562http://www.laweekly.com/news/weekend-dui-crackdown-targets-dtla-koreatown-5409562Looking forward to spring? Us too. But you know having to spend an estimated $16,000 on a DUI case will put perpetual black clouds over your world for months and months. And that's if you're lucky and don't hurt anyone. The Los Angeles Police Department wants to help you help...Fri, 27 Feb 2015 08:04:00 -0800Surprise: L.A.'s Most Popular Dog Breed Is Not a Fashion Accessoryhttp://www.laweekly.com/news/surprise-las-most-popular-dog-breed-is-not-a-fashion-accessory-5409458http://www.laweekly.com/news/surprise-las-most-popular-dog-breed-is-not-a-fashion-accessory-5409458When outsiders think of Southern California canine culture, they surely conjure images of glamorous celebrities with Chihuahuas,&nbsp;Shih Tzus and Yorkshire Terriers. In other words, we're known for people who use dogs as fashion accessories, even if the pups are often pampered more than many humans. It might come as a...Fri, 27 Feb 2015 07:03:00 -0800You're Not Imagining Things: Gas Prices Are Through the Roofhttp://www.laweekly.com/news/youre-not-imagining-things-gas-prices-are-through-the-roof-5409174http://www.laweekly.com/news/youre-not-imagining-things-gas-prices-are-through-the-roof-5409174With part of a key South Bay refinery gutted by an explosion and with our annual switch to more expensive summer blend gas underway, Los Angeles-area fuel prices have seen an all-time record increase from month-to-month, according to the Auto Club of Southern California. The price of gas has gone...Thu, 26 Feb 2015 14:34:00 -0800Charter Amendment Campaign Relies on Bogus Turnout Numberhttp://www.laweekly.com/news/charter-amendment-campaign-relies-on-bogus-turnout-number-5408829http://www.laweekly.com/news/charter-amendment-campaign-relies-on-bogus-turnout-number-5408829It's been a rough week for Citizens for Increased Voter Participation, the committee behind Charter Amendments 1 and 2. First, the committee&nbsp;had to retract a claim&nbsp;that Mayor Eric Garcetti supports the measures, which are intended to boost turnout at city and school board elections by moving them to even years...Thu, 26 Feb 2015 13:36:00 -0800Women Continue to Be Shut Out of Hollywoodhttp://www.laweekly.com/news/women-continue-to-be-shut-out-of-hollywood-5408044http://www.laweekly.com/news/women-continue-to-be-shut-out-of-hollywood-5408044UCLA's 2015 Hollywood Diversity Report hit the streets this week and, while it found that minorities showed "small to modest gains" in the film and television industry, women actually regressed in some areas of employment in the business. Says the report: Compared to minorities, women enjoyed fewer gains in Hollywood...Thu, 26 Feb 2015 09:03:00 -0800California Leaders Finally Wake Up to Our Ridiculous Rent Crisishttp://www.laweekly.com/news/california-leaders-finally-wake-up-to-our-ridiculous-rent-crisis-5407997http://www.laweekly.com/news/california-leaders-finally-wake-up-to-our-ridiculous-rent-crisis-5407997Last year we wrote that "America's worst housing crisis is getting no action from City Hall." This year the Los Angeles Times got on the bandwagon and opined that "L.A. has a serious housing crisis and it's time for city officials to do something about it." A few City Council...Thu, 26 Feb 2015 08:04:00 -0800Sex Harassment Suit Against LAUSD Superintendent Appears to Be Totally Bonkershttp://www.laweekly.com/news/sex-harassment-suit-against-lausd-superintendent-appears-to-be-totally-bonkers-5405085http://www.laweekly.com/news/sex-harassment-suit-against-lausd-superintendent-appears-to-be-totally-bonkers-5405085As expected, LAUSD employee Scot Graham filed his third lawsuit against Superintendent Ramon Cortines on Wednesday, alleging that the 82-year-old schools chief sexually assaulted Graham in 2010, and that when he complained, the school district took no action.&nbsp; Graham filed his first lawsuit against LAUSD and Cortines in 2012. &nbsp;At...Thu, 26 Feb 2015 07:02:00 -0800Jim O'Sullivan Is Making Lots of L.A. City Council Candidates Promise Not to Liehttp://www.laweekly.com/news/jim-osullivan-is-making-lots-of-la-city-council-candidates-promise-not-to-lie-5404876http://www.laweekly.com/news/jim-osullivan-is-making-lots-of-la-city-council-candidates-promise-not-to-lie-5404876The 14 candidates seeking Tom LaBonge's L.A. City Council District 4 seat agree on a lot. At least they say they do. It's one of the things that's made their many, many debates so mind-numbing. The candidates are practically tripping over one another to declare themselves anti-development, anti-density, pro-neighborhood council,...Thu, 26 Feb 2015 05:56:00 -0800Charter Amendment Campaign to Retract False Claim of Mayor's Supporthttp://www.laweekly.com/news/charter-amendment-campaign-to-retract-false-claim-of-mayors-support-5404890http://www.laweekly.com/news/charter-amendment-campaign-to-retract-false-claim-of-mayors-support-5404890The campaign to pass two charter amendments on the March 3 ballot has agreed to withdraw a claim that Mayor Eric Garcetti supports the measures. In a 16-second promotional video, campaign co-chair Kathay Feng claimed that Garcetti has endorsed moving city and school board elections to even years. In fact,...Wed, 25 Feb 2015 12:32:00 -0800